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一下子 (yīxiàzi) can be used as an [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adverb adverb] meaning "all at once." Because it inherently encompasses a sense of "completion," it's typically going to be followed by a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86 了] (le) later in the sentence.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Used_as_.22All_at_Once.22|1 Used as "All at Once"]] ** [[#Structure|1.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples|1.2 Examples]] * [[#Used_as_.22Soon_and_Naturally.22|2 Used as "Soon and Naturally"]] ** [[#Structure_2|2.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples_2|2.2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Used as "All at Once" == 一下子 (yīxiàzi) is a very informal expression to describe how fast things happened. It usually touches upon sudden or severe changes in a very short amount of time. Although 一下子 (yīxiàzi) is already quite informal, in colloquial Chinese 一下 (yīxià) can also be used to express the same thing. === Structure ===
Subj. + 一下子 + Predicate + 了
=== Examples ===
* 天气 ''一下子'' 变 冷 '''了''' 。Tiānqì ''yīxiàzi'' biàn lěng '''le'''.The weather suddenly got cold. * 他 ''一下子'' 吃 '''了''' 三 碗 米饭 。Tā ''yīxiàzi'' chī '''le''' sān wǎn mǐfàn.He ate three bowls of rice all at once. * 她 下楼 的时候 ''一下子'' 摔倒 '''了''' 。Tā xiàlóu de shíhou ''yīxiàzi'' shuāidǎo '''le'''.As she went down the stairs, she suddenly fell. * 我们 说话 的 时候 ，她 ''一下子'' 哭 '''了''' 。Wǒmen shuōhuà de shíhou, tā ''yīxiàzi'' kū '''le'''.She burst into tears when we were talking. * 她 上 个 月 ''一下子'' 瘦 '''了''' 很 多 。Tā shàng gè yuè ''yīxiàzi'' shòu '''le''' hěn duō.Last month, she lost a lot of weight all at once.
== Used as "Soon and Naturally" == 一下子 (yíxiàzi), followed with [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1 就] (jiù), usually implies that things happened very quickly, naturally, and easily. Again, 一下 (yīxià) can also be used instead of 一下子 (yīxiàzi). === Structure ===
Subj. + 一下子 + 就 + Predicate + 了
=== Examples ===
* 老师 进来 以后 ，大家 ''一下子'' '''就''' 安静 '''了''' 。Lǎoshī jìnlái yǐhòu, dàjiā ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' ānjìng '''le'''.Everyone became silent after the teacher came in. * 听 他 说 完 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 明白 '''了''' 。Tīng tā shuō wán, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' míngbai '''le'''.After hearing him out, I understood everything all at once. * 他 是 最 高 的 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 看到 他 '''了''' 。Tā shì zuì gāo de, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' kàndào tā '''le'''.He is the tallest. I spotted him right away. * 拍 完 那 部 电影 ，他 ''一下子'' '''就''' 出名 '''了''' 。Pāi wán nà bù diànyǐng, tā ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' chūmíng '''le'''.He became very famous soon after that movie came out. * 看到 那 张 照片 ，我 ''一下子'' '''就''' 想 起来 '''了''' 。Kàndào nà zhāng zhàopiàn, wǒ ''yīxiàzi'' '''jiù''' xiǎng qǐlái '''le'''.It all came back to me when I saw that picture.
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb_reduplication_with_yi Verb reduplication with yi] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb_reduplication Verb reduplication] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)] (pp. 126) [http://amzn.to/2xe9H5W →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）] (pp. 206) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]
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